Re: how to get a list of updated packages after "apt-get update"
Found it!
/var/state/apt/lists/*
will do the trick. :-)
Nico
On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 01:06:12PM +0100, Nico De Ranter wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> how can I check which packages are new after doing a "apt-get update"?
> I don't want to upgrade all packages I just want to know whether a
> certain number of packages can be upgraded. I don't want to run dselect
> either since this will starting selecting lots of stuff automaticaly
> and I will end up with a big mess afterwards too.
> Where does apt-get keep track of the packages after a "apt-get update"?
>
> Nico
>
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"It has been said that there are only two businesses that
refer to customers as users: illegal drug trade and
the computer industry."
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Nico De Ranter
Sony Service Center (SDCE/NEE-B)
Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne)
1130 Brussel (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe, Earth
Telephone: +32 2 724 86 41 Telefax: +32 2 726 26 86
e-mail: nico.deranter@sonycom.com
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